Machine for operating upon shoe stiffeners



M212, 19sio.- JqF. PEAKE 1,112,465

MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON SHOE STIFFENERS Filed Nov. 20, 1928 z'sneets-sheei 1 Aug. 12, 1930. I J. F. P'EAKE 1,772,465

MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON SHOE STIFFENBRS Filed Nov. 20, 1928 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 12, 1930 UNITED JERSEY JoHNrLAvELL PEAKE, 0F rinrcnsrnn, 'n netaivn, Ass IeN on mo nrrnnlsHoE'jMA- CHINE-RY oonronerron, "0F rn'rnnson, NEW JERSEY, A, conzeonarron 0F=NEWT MACHINE? OPERATING UP'ON HO ameness Application filed Nove ber so, 1 28,: Serial no. 320,554, and in e a l Britain Mama, 1529.1 I

This invention relates to machines foropcrating upon blanks to impart to them a desired shape andisherein illustrated as em-' bodied in a machine for skiving counters for use in the manufacture of boots and'shoes.

In the manufacture of counters it is cus-g tomary to die out a blank of the proper outline from suitable sheet material, such as leather or fiberboard,and to bevel its margin by holding the blank in a suitably shaped matrix and moving the matrix in a path to feed the blank to, a tool, such as a'knife, which removes those portions ofthe blank projecting above the matrix. In ordento speed up machines of this type it is desirable that the blanks should automatically be delivered one by one to the matrix while the matrix is moving. 7 I

According to one feature of the invention a magazine in which the blanksare stacked and from which they are delivered'to the feeding means partakes intermittently of the movement of the feeding means. In the illustrated machine there is provided a"r0-' tary disk knife, a rotary table having in its otherwise fiat upper face a plurality of matrices, and a magazine for a stack of blanks located above the table. As a matrix moves into position beneath the magazine, a blank is delivered into the matrix and held there by suction until the matrix has fed the blank past the knife which skives it to a shape (1G1 termined by the shape ofthe matrix. In 01' der to ensure that the magazine and the matrix shall be inregister long enough to permit ready and accurate placing of a blank in thematrix, the magazine isengagedby the rotary table and moved with it"for a short distance every time a matrix comes into po sition beneath the magazine. I

It is desirable that each skived blank should be removed from its matrixand discharged from the machine. To this end, and in accordance with another feature of the in: vention, such a discharging means is provided. In the illustrated machine this takes I the form of a hollow swinging arm which is adapted to engage the blank by suction, to from the machine andjto drop the blank into a suitable receptacle.

These and other-features ofthe invention including certain detailsof construction andi combinations-of parts will be described "as embodied in an illustrated machine and pointed outin the appended claims."

Inthe accompanying drawings,

Flg. 1 is a front elevation, partlyin section, showing part of a machine embodying the invention;

2 is a plan view of the-machine; Fig. 3 1s a sectlon on the line iii-Fig. 2;

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the topof the caste ing upon which the table rotates,"and 1 Fig. 5 isfa vertic l lbngitudinal section through the machine;- Q Themachine comprises ajrotary table 1 carryingtwo diametrically opposite'blank receiving depresslons or matrices 2 of the sha e and size-which it is desired that the finished stiifeners shall have; "The blanksto be" operated upon are carried in a"magazine which comprises angle bars 3and 1 arranged to position the corners of the blanks and, bars b and 6 engaging the} front *of the-"blanks; The bars 5 and 6 have-projecting from them arms 7 iandi8' which-are clamped byfbolts 9' to the bars 3 and 4 and are 'adjustableab-out the'boltsm The bars 3 an dd are clamped by bolts 10, about which they" are adj ust'able, *to slides 11 and'12. The slides '11 and 1-2 may be adjusted lengthwisein"brackets I 13 and let and clamped byscrews 15: The brackets 13, 14 "are mo'untedon-spindl'es 16, 17 on which they may be adjusted vertically by nuts 18. The bracketsi 13,14 may alsobe swung about the spindles 16, andglocked in =posi= t1on by a bolt 19-flwhich 'pass'es'through arcu' ate slots in plates 20, 21 'fixed to th'e-bracketsf These adj ustinents allow the' magazine to be adjusted to suit the size or shape of the blanks and also allow it'tobe a'djusted to positionthe blanks correctly over the matrices The spindles 16, 17 are fixed in one armof a bell-- crank lever '22 which, as will presently beex plained, is arranged to swingabout 'the shaft' 7 5 I on which the table l is mounted; T-he lower ends of the bars and'5 are set down as close as possible to the table whil -the lowerends'ofthe bar'sfl and-'6' are set so that there is just room between-them and-thetable' for the passage'of the lowermost blank in the magazine. To prevent the second blank from the bottom of magazine from being withdrawn with the first blank the bars 4 and 6 have movabl mounted on them auxiliary bars reates set 37 s i t d at 139, 139 11) a-i infs39, "39 p'itojecting from the bar 4 andis urged toward the bar by a spring 40 surrounding a stud 140 fixed in the against the gate 37 and are head oi the w'd'. The gate '38 is connected to the bar 6 by a pin 41 in the bar which is a loose fit aho'le in the gate and by a stud 143fixed in the bar 6 and p assin a 'j ;f isi. he sea as a a he on t and.

e lower ends of the gates. 37, 38 are springs 40,52 allow. the gates to yield by he lower end of the gate 37 is swung by the ofthe "gate 38 is similarly swung,

the loose fit of ,thcpin .41 and the stud 143 in 'Fhfii? r spective holes permitting the slight "swinging movement which-is necessary.

. be lfirank levler '22-, upon the short 53 93 whi the magaizinefor the bl k is mounted, is adapted to be engaged and roe sm ley the tabled-fora short distance when 51 1 Due of the matrices moves into .-p osi tion Wa bit-he mag z ne. T0 this'end'the long arnibfthe bell-crank lever-22 carries 'a-pawl which, the table rotates, is engagedrby 9191 1 5 9 111g s2 l, on the table. 9. 6 1 f i'hfe lags Q4 0x 25 engagesthepawl 23 jnat 'asone' QfthematriceS-Q moves into posit a eiuier l the maazine and ca ries the i magazine'aroundwith the 4: 5. 9 an il a tail 126 on i hep wl engages e pi 27 projecting from he rame of the surname h paw-lie disengaged from thb lugge 'l he movement of the magazine with Pro ides tim f r t e tran f r f he lewermeet blank the-magezine. to the matr x an en r he'corre t position of tlhe tl rv mama h m e i 'i Ea h'matrix alias in it ,aplurality of perforations 60; and

emeii xhes erri e zb e th i hem gm d the... ma ix a d maga n hav -aibaedes brt stanc toge her, th ho s themetr erei n ematie y onn t d toa w mp Knot h w wher by he W: ofinost blank of-the stack is drawn firmly down into the matrix and held therein while the matrix moves ofnaway from (the magazine g ii -ha mt-aryaiis k i-fefi whi h i es the h rea ti n is mai t n u til arrives at'a deliverystation at ethe rear 10f hemachine when the suction matrix is rel ased-and-theskived blank are so arranged that, when the pawl is released, they not only pull the magazine back again away from the blank which is held in the matrix by suctionbutjcause the magazine to oscillate for a short time about pivot of the bell-cranklever. This oscillation effects a shaking-or settli'rig'down of the blanks inlthe magazine. A rubber block, 32si s fixed on the frame and acts as'a bufie'rfo'r the'bellcrank lever during its return movement; A hand lever 33 is pivoted on the frame and carries a block 34.. By moving the lever about its pivot'the block may be caused to engage-the tail 26 of the pawl andswing the pawl out'of the path ofithe lugs 24 5 that the swinging, movement of the magazinemay be stopped, forexample for the purpose of loading the magazine, although the table'continuesto rotate. y I j r The rotary disk knife 35 is vcarried on the lower end of a shaft .43 which is rotatably mounted in 'a bracket fixed on the frame of the machine and is continuously driven. The shaft above the knife has fixed to it, a disk 44 between which and a collar l5 on the shaft extend rods 46arranged to throw out the skivings. The knife shaftis tilted in relation to the upper surface of the tablcso that the portion of, the edge of the knife which skivesthe blank is close to the surface of the table while its'opposite portion isslightly raised. Theknife is fixed against vertical movement, and the table may be adjusted ver tically' to determine the thickness to which the edge of the blank is skived. 1 A grinding Wheel 36 is'provided, and during the operation of the'machine the knife-is being ground continuously.

As the blank inthe matrix approaches the skiving knife it :passes under a presser an. ra'ngement consisting ofa number, of presser members 47 pivoted at 48 to air-arm 49 ex tending fromthe frame of the machine and each urged'yieldingly independently, bysuit- E able springs, about the pivot 48 down toward the table l so'as toholdthe blank down in front oft-he knife. To enable the ,blankjto beheld close to the edge ofthe knife at along a considerable part-of said edge, the presser members present a curved front, when seen from above the curvature of which conforms to that of the periphery of the knife.

At the rear of the machine is the discharg ing device consisting of the tubular arm 50 (mentioned above) which is pivotally mount: ed at 5lcon the machine frame and has a suction orifice at 52. An arm 53 integral with. the tubular arm 50 is connectedby a link 54 to an arm 55 pivoted'at 56tothe frame; and

thearm 55 hason it acurved finger 57- which is engaged alternately by rolls 581carriedon1 theunder side of thetable l to swing the arm 50 outward, the farm being returned by a isprmg (not shown), Theskived blankis thereby picked up from the matrix and held against the orifice 52 while the arm 50 is swungoutwardby the action of that roll 58 which engages the finger 57. Just as thearm 50 reaches its outermost position the suction in the arm is cut off, and the blank falls into- (not shown) at the rear of the a receptacle machlne. I

The suction is controlled by an arm 61 fixed 3 on a shaft 62, mounted beneath the rotary table in hearings in the frame, on which shaft is also fixed an arm 63 having connected to it arod 64. The arm 61 is engagedalternatee ly by the rolls 58 as the-table rotates, andthe rod 64- is connected to a slide, valve80 (Fig. 4) which allows the su'ctionto haveeffect either on the matrix at the loading station or onthe discharging device. As the matrices,

approachrespectively "the loading and the .7: discharge stations, that one of the rolls 58v which is then beneath the magazine engages the arm 61 and moves the rod 64 downward.

Such downward movement, of the rod, through thevalve, causes suction to be applied to. the discharging device which thereupon picks up the skived blank which is then beneath it. Whenthe roll 58 leaves the arm 61' and the rod 64 moves upward, suction is,

withdrawn from the discharge arm 50 and is applied to the matrix at the loading station;

and for a short time thereafter the table. and mag'azinetravel together, as has been" ex! plained, and the lowermost blank 1n the magazine is pulled down into the matrix.

When thesuction is thus applied to "the ma trix, it is cut off from the discharge device;

but the vacuum created in said device holds the blank against the suction orifice un'tilthe arm 50 is swung fully out, whereupon the vacuum is broken through a port indicated at 65. The suctionis maintained atthemaa t'rix which is beneath the magazine until the matrix nearly reaches the discharging station when-it is cut ofi by the depresslon' of the 'rod' 64 by the other roll 58 tandthevacuuni is broken by a port in the 'table below' the matrix coming'intofalineme'nt with a port' whichis'open to the atmosphere, 0 of the magazine is prevented from taking place by "When the swinging movement manipulation of the hand lever 33, the feeding of the blanks is also stopped be ause, as

hereinbefore stated, the suction is not applied to the matrix until the matrix and magazine have moved a short distance together so that,

if movement of the magazine is prevented;

some of therholes in the, matrixgwill have passed beyond the lowermostblank when the suction comes on, so that the suction is then injeffectiveto drawthe blank into the matrix; and the matrix, therefore; continuesits.

travel empty. I M314; -Referring"nowz more Iparticularly to Figs! 5 and 6, the table-lis fastto theupright shaft.

7 5 about which the bell cranklever 22i's iv-: oted, the shaft being rotatable inbutold,

from longitudinal movement withrespec't to;'

a casting? 6 which may be adjusted verticallyv by turning a hand wheel 77; This hand wheel the slide valve 80,.which is pivoted tothejf lower end of therod 6,4, is adaptedto con-,-

ne'ct the port 81 of a, suction pump either with a port 82 which leads to alocalitybeneath the;

magazine or with a port83 which leads, to

the discharge arm 50. 1 A coiled spring 85, the upper'cnd of which vengag'esthe under; side ofa head on the rod 64 and the lower;

end of which rests upon a stationary part of the machine, normally holds the slide valve 80 in its upper position in-which the port8l of. the suction pump is connectedto the port 82. Thus when either of the rolls 58 isin contact with the arm 61, th'e suction pump is I connected to the dischargearmfiO, and, when neither of the'rolls is in {contact with the arm j] 61, the suction pump (isiconnected to'th'e port 82 and hence to one ofitll matriees if one of them is at that time beneath the magazine. Theport 82 leads to'anarcuatej groove {87 formed in the top of the casting'76; and this groove communicates alternately, 1 as the table 1 rotates, with ports 88, 89 in the table} which lead respectively to the matricesQ. a?

- With theparts in the positions shown, the;

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slide valve 80 has been moved into a position;

in which the port 81 of the suction pump-isconnectedto" the discharge arm 50. 1 As the table rotates, in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig; 1, themagazinetravels for atimewith it; and,:as soon astheroll 58cat-- the loading station leaves the arm6l, the slide .j valve is moved-to connectthe port 81-to the; port 82, whereupon the. lowermost blank is drawn down into the matrix which is then" beneath the magazine; ;Whenthe slidevalveiis moved to connect the port-81 to the port,-

82, the suction is cut off from the dischar e1} arm 50,7butthe-vacuumin-the arm 50 hol s the stiffener which has been picked u the 3 arm until the vacuum is broken by a mission, of air through the small port 65. Asthe table continues to rotate, the suction is maintained;

in the, matrix, which. has just jreceivedqa of the atliuate grcove' 87-is reached and the pert 88"jpas'ees out' of register with -said com" in 'unieationwithaporteoin the casting dimmer Rink, reason of the arcuate groove 87 until after the blankhas been skivede T The su'etion; is'eut' off when the end a; More or less ofa 'vacuum'is present in the inert 88, however, :until t moves into 78 which leads to the atmosphere whereupon blank,- moving-"means for feeding a blank the ki-ved blank in themat'rix is free to be plekedmpby'thedischarge'arm 50. .7 A p'or-' ble 'tubli ng so as; to permit vertical adjam jnt o'f thecasting 7 6, 1 Althoi-i" theinvention has been set forth as' embo ied in' a' particular machine, t should-be-5ui1dersteod' that the invention s H'av-ing thus described the invention, What I el'aim as new and desire to secure by Let me Patent of the UnitedStates is A-m'ilc hine ofthe class describedhavinm in eombinatien, a tool for operating upon a imadirection-to carry it-t'o and past the 15001;0, magazine'for a "stack of blanksiocated in position to deliver blanks one by one tothe feeding mean and means for caus ng the agazine to move at intervals with thefee'dg g I I means operating upon the blank through the ing means *in the direction named,

1 A 'maehme-of the class described having, in Z combination, a tool for 1 operating I ripen a blank, moving means including a matri'x for tee-din a blank ina direction tocarry ,itt'o and the tool, a normally 'stationary magazine for a stack offb'lanks located 111 p0 sition ta deliver blanks one by one tofthe matrix, and means forfcausing the magazine remove-at intervals with the: feeding means in" 'the dir'ection named.

Amac'hine of he class described having, in combination, 1 a tool for operatin upon a l blank, arotary table for feedin a lank to the tool, a magazine for stac of blanks leeated-impesition to deliver blanks' 0ne by one ito t he table,- and means for causmgthe magazine to move at intervals with the table.

in the directic'm of its rotation.

info ombination, a tool for operating upon a blanky a rotarytable having a matrix for feedin' ablankto the tool, a'mag'azine for a stack ofblanks heated in position to deliver blanks one one" to the matrix, and means. for causing theni'agazine to move at 1nter-' vale with the'ma'trix in the direction of its mammachine of: the class described ing, in combi-natioma tool for operating upon athna'eontinueuny driven means for feed in? b i 0 6 00 R magazine movable baek and rdnh in a 'ath corresponding to the ieeding meana-and portionotthe patho a-m'atrixfor feeding a blank to the tool, a

magazine movable b'acl'r' and forth in a path corresponding to "a po'rtion of the path of the feeding means and adapted'to deliver blanks one "by-one to the matrix, and means for intermittently moving the 'ma'ga'zine with the feeding means. 7,

7. A machine of he class described having,

' in combinatioma skiving knife, a table located beneath the knife andhaving a matrix to r'e'ceive a blank, means-for rotating the table continuously, a magazine for a stack of blanks located abovethe path ofthe moving matrix and adapted'to deliver blanks pne'b'y oneto the matrix, and means for moving the magazine at intervals with the table.

8', Amachine of the class described'hav ing, in combination, askiving'knifaja table located beneath-the knife and having a matrix to receive a blank, means for rotating the tableicontinuously, a magazine fora stack of blanks beneath which the matrix passes so that the lowermost blank of thestack may be delivered into the matrix,'means for moving the magazine for a short distance to main tain it above-the moving matrix, and suction I 9. A machine of the classdes'cribed having, in combination, a tool for operating upon a blank,iamatrixfsuction means for holding the'blank in-the': matrix, means for moving the-matrix to cause the blank toibe operated upon by the tool, means for thereafter cutting offthe "suction from the matrix, and means for removing the blank from the matrix an discharging it from the machine.

' 109A machine of the class described having, injcombination, a skiving knife, a rotary tablehaving a plurality of matrices adapted to receive blanks,'a magazine for astack of blanks from which the blanks are delivered one-by one into the matrices, said magazine being located in front of the knife, a dis J charge member located inv the rear of the knife, and means for applying'suction tothe matrix when it'isbe'neath the-magazine, for cutting off the suction after-the blank has been skived andifor thereafter applying suction'to the'dischargemember.

11. Amachine of thefclas's.describedxhaving,in combination, a tool for operating upon a shoe part, a feed member, means for moving the feedmember in a direction and to an extent to'lcarry the shoe partto and pad; the tool, a magazine for sh'oepartsmnd means for moving'the magazine at intervals in the same direction. r

"12. A machine of the class described hav= ing, in combination, a tool for, operating upon 1,772,4 I 1 a l 5 a shoe part, a feed member, means for moving the feed member in a direction to carry the shoe part to and past the tool, a magazine for shoe parts, means for moving the I magazine at intervals in the same direction, and means operating during the movement of the magazine to transfer a shoe part from the magazine to the feed member.

13. A machine of the class described havm ing, in combination, a tool for operating upon a shoe part, a feed member, means for moving the feed member in a direction tocarry the shoe part to and past the tool, a magazine for shoe parts normally stationary but capable of movement in the same direction as the feed member, and means for connecting the magazine Withthe feed member at intervals and for disconnecting it therefrom.

14. A machine ofthe class described having, in combinatioma tool-for operating upon a shoe part, a feed member,means for moving the feed member in a direction to carry the shoe part to and past the tool,a magazine for shoe parts normally stationary but capable of movement in the same direction as the feed member, means for connecting the magazine with the feed member at intervals and for disconnecting it therefrom, and means operating While the magazine is connected to and moving with the feed member in the direction stated, for transferring a shoe part from the magazine to the feed member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. JOHN FLAVELL PEAKE. 

